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Giavotella agreed to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training with Miami on Friday, Tim Healey of the Sun Sentinel reports.

Impact

Giavotella spent most of this past season with Triple-A Norfolk in the Orioles' system, slashing .306/.368/.441 with five home runs and 45 RBI in 83 games. He did appear in seven contests for Baltimore, but didn't seem to have any consistent role with the club. Moving forward, he will provide infield depth for the Marlins, and will have a shot to make the opening roster out of spring training.

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Giavotella cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.

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Giavotella was designated for assignment Tuesday and didn't garner the interest of any other MLB teams and will remain within the Orioles' organization. He'll likely slide into a starting role with Norfolk for the remainder of the season.

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Giavotella was designated for assignment Tuesday.

Impact

The Orioles will drop Giavotella from the 40-man roster to make room for Tim Beckham, who was acquired from the Rays prior to Monday's deadline. With Beckham and Jonathan Schoop presumably locked in as the Orioles' starting middle infielders for the foreseeable future and Ruben Tejada transitioning to a utility role, Giavotella was rendered redundant in Baltimore. He'll likely be outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk if he clears waivers in the coming days.

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Giavotella is starting at second base and hitting eighth Saturday against Minnesota.

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Jonathan Schoop will move over to shortstop as manager Buck Showalter continues to experiment with his starting second baseman. Giavotella will be the beneficiary, receiving his first start as an Oriole after logging 228 games with the Angels over the last two seasons.

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Giavotella's contract was selected from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.

Impact

Although it's not saying much, Giavotella has been having an excellent season with the Tides. He's batting .306 while walking nearly as often as he strikes out (34:41 BB:K). He'll forego his Triple-A All Star selection to head to the majors to provide some infield depth off the bench. To make room for him on the active roster, Jayson Aquino was optioned to Triple-A and David Washington was designated for assignment.

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Giavotella will begin the season with Triple-A Norfolk, Roch Kubatko of MASN reports.

Impact

The 29-year-old was in the running for a reserve infield spot with Baltimore, but his .701 OPS ultimately wasn't enough to warrant a spot on the 40-man roster being opened up for him. Giavotella will likely spend a good amount of time in the minors, although his major league experience could help him be one of the first players called up if someone in the major-league infield gets injured or falters significantly.

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Giavotella says he's completely fine after taking a line drive off his palm in Friday's Grapefruit League game, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Impact

He stayed in the game after the incident and said it was pretty painful but "nothing I couldn't play through." Expect the veteran infielder to continue getting plenty of at-bats with the absences of Jonathan Schoop and Manny Machado, both of whom are competing in the World Baseball Classic. Giavotella is competing for a reserve infield spot on the Baltimore roster this spring.

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Giavotella agreed to a minor league deal with the Orioles on Wednesday, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports.

Impact

The 29-year-old spent the better part of the past two seasons with the Angels big league club, slashing .267/.305/.375 over 869 plate appearances as their primary second baseman. Despite his below average glove, he offers the Orioles much needed infield depth and will compete for a bench spot in spring training.

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Giavotella cleared waivers Sunday and has been outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake.

Impact

Giavotella was designated for assignment on Saturday, but went unclaimed through the team's waivers and is no longer a member of the team's 40-man roster. The team intends to evaluate a couple other options at second base, but that doesn't rule out a return to the majors for Giavotella at some point.

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Giavotella was cut by the Angels on Saturday, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Impact

The Angels, who began Saturday with the fourth-worst winning percentage in the league, are clearly planning for 2017. Giavotella is the third position player from the Opening Day roster to be let go, joining Daniel Nava and Craig Gentry. In a corresponding move, the Angels recalled infielder Kaleb Cowart from Triple-A Salt Lake. Manager Mike Scioscia said Cowart, Cliff Pennington and Gregario Petit will share the playing time at second base.